Aristotle said: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” He is talking, far more eloquently than I ever could, about the value of repetition. This is something I have learned to understand and appreciate even more as I get older.
Take one example: every morning I wake up, check in on work and the world, then go out and exercise – be it walking, swimming, tennis or kitesurfing. When I was younger, this wasn’t always the case. I have always enjoyed exercising, but I didn’t make it part of my routine – I thought I was too busy.